The Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX) is an autonomous underwater vehicle, designed to explore deep underwater caves. It is purported to be the most advanced robotic vehicle of its kind on Earth. Its primary function is observation, with an array of sonar sensors (for 3D mapping) all around its flattened spheroid hull. It is about seven feet in diameter, and designed to make its own decisions, rather than solely following instructions directly given from human observers.

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  • The Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX) is an autonomous underwater vehicle, designed to explore deep underwater caves. It is purported to be the most advanced robotic vehicle of its kind on Earth. Its primary function is observation, with an array of sonar sensors (for 3D mapping) all around its flattened spheroid hull. It is about seven feet in diameter, and designed to make its own decisions, rather than solely following instructions directly given from human observers. DEPTHX was built in 2006 and used to conduct field experiments in Mexico from January to May 2007. It demonstrated several technologies for navigation, decision making and biological detection that might be used someday to explore Jupiter's moon Europa. DEPTHX was the first robot to demonstrate three-dimensional SLAM technology, enabling it to map unexplored spaces by creating a 3D map on the fly as it travels and to know where it is within that map at all times. It successfully collected microbiological samples, which led to the discovery by scientists at the Colorado School of Mines of several new classes of microbes. Finally, DEPTHX successfully mapped the lower portion and bottom of the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, Cenote Zacatón. Because of its great depth (over 1,000 feet), human divers had failed to reach (or even detect with sonar instruments) the bottom. (en)
  • Depthx är namnet på en undervattensrobot utvecklad av NASA. Roboten är tänkt som ett utvecklingsprojekt inför planerade utforskningsresor till en av Jupiters månar med namnet Europa. (sv)
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  • The Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX) is an autonomous underwater vehicle, designed to explore deep underwater caves. It is purported to be the most advanced robotic vehicle of its kind on Earth. Its primary function is observation, with an array of sonar sensors (for 3D mapping) all around its flattened spheroid hull. It is about seven feet in diameter, and designed to make its own decisions, rather than solely following instructions directly given from human observers. (en)
  • Depthx är namnet på en undervattensrobot utvecklad av NASA. Roboten är tänkt som ett utvecklingsprojekt inför planerade utforskningsresor till en av Jupiters månar med namnet Europa. (sv)
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  • DEPTHX (en)
  • Depthx (sv)
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